It is a blog about the main argument that "Web 2.0" and "Facebook" in particular complicate the distinction between private and public spheres. The platforms like Facebook and others, working in Web 2.0 have a lot of issues with their privacy settings that make it difficult for the users to keep their personal things private.
Knowing the fact that the privacy of the users is being kept on stake, its is going to be difficult for these platforms to keep up with the upcoming generation that is very imperative and particular about their personal space and privacy. In the article, the author makes a point, which is further explained in the article, that Facebook is neither a public sphere nor a private sphere. Though Facebook is promoted as a private sphere, but its customizable privacy settings allows people to extend their privacy and their private information from intimate friends and dear ones to colleagues, co-workers etc. keeping users' privacy at stake. Facebook is a liminal space, which, according to the author, falls somewhere between public and private spheres.
There must be a proper difference between the public and private spheres, that should give an insight of both the sides, which is nicely stated by the author and meets all the requirements including examples, and citations. With the proper difference provided, the author asserted that not only men but also women, even though restricted to the private sphere of their homes, have their own public spheres among other women irrespective of color or race.
While discussing about the Web 2.0 technologies and platforms, it is stated in the article that with the innovations in the technologies, there are various issues like that of privacy, trust, security, copyright violation, which are now seen and have been growing as I type and as you read!
On returning to the main question "What Sphere is Facebook?" in the article it is asserted that considering Facebook as a public sphere is debatable because of its various privacy settings as they act as s backlash for the platform to some extent. And considering Facebook as a private sphere is also incorrect because of obvious reasons. It puts users' privacy at stake. Facebook's privacy malfunctions are the reason people are shifting to other platforms. Experts say that a proper strategy and useful tactics are required to tackle the serious problem of privacy breach and other concerning bugs, malfunctions. Some of the methods are pointed out in the article of which this blog is.
But till the time, these problems aren't solved, the answer the question "What sphere is Facebook?" remains the same- "It is neither public nor private."
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